Phivolcs may reduce Mayon’s alert to level 3

THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Monday that it is monitoring Mayon Volcano’s continued inactivity which could lead to a possible lowering of the alert level.

“If the trend continues to go down, we may stand down to Alert Level 3 even after a week, but standing down from Alert Level 3 to 2 may take a few more weeks,” said Mariton Bornas, chief of Phivolcs’ Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division.